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Looks like a shoulder Red Hawk, but  could be a Red Tail  Hawk, not sure from  this angle.

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2 minutes ago, Michael Geschlecht said:

Hello Henry,

Nice photo.

That might be a young Bald Eagle in your photo. When Bald Eagles are young their heads do not have the characteristic white top.

Best Regards,

Michael

 

...............but they do have a large, yellow beak which this hawk does not have.

respectfully,

JZG

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Hello John,

If you look at page 99 of Donald & Lillian Stokes "Field Guide To Birds" " Eastern Region" 1996: You will see a photo of a young Bald Eagle with the same dark beak & the same white band going over it. The young Bald Eagle in the book looks pretty much like the bird in the photo.

By the way, even tho this is the "Eastern Region" version of their series: They include California when writing about Bald Eagles. Altho they do not do this for all bird species. The book indicates that in much of California Bald Eagles are year around residents.

Best Regards,

Michael

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On 6/22/2021 at 4:09 PM, Henry Taylor said:

JOHN AND MICHAEL  THAKS FOR THE GOOD INFO  NOW I'M CONFUSED , OH WELL, ITS STILL  A BIRD OF PREY🤔

Did you actually see it prey? We can't be sure of that unless you did.

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This is a juvenile bald eagle. I'm lucky enough to have seen many over the years.

I think your image is of a hawk as you suspected.

 

 

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1 hour ago, Henry Taylor said:

Bill appreciate your input and a great shot of the young eagle.

Thanks Henry. I was in no way trying to discredit Michael's opinion. It's just that I've seen hundreds of bald eagles over the years. I hope I didn't sound rude by disagreeing.

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